Saw-handle.



H. A. J. THRUN.

SAW HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1912 Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

HERMAN A. J. THRUN, 0F ELLSON, MINNESOTA.

SAW-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914:.

Application filed June 27, 1912. Serial No. 706,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN A. J. THRUN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Ellson, in the county of Pine and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Handles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in handlesemployed in connection with saws especially used in sawing logs andlarge timbers, and comprises a handle arranged to be grasped by onehand, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a one man sawhandle, of a simple and inexpensive nature and of a compact and durablestructure, arranged so that the operator can firmly and convenientlygrasp the handle in operating the saw.

IVith these and other objects in view, the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in the appended claim, it beingfurther understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim without departingfrom the spirit of the-invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in theseveral views: Figure 1, shows a side velevational view of a saw handleembodying my invention, secured to the end of a saw blade, a fragmentaryportion of which is shown. Fig. 2, shows a top view of the handle. Fig.3, is a section on line 3, 3 of Fig. 2.

In my present invention I provide a 'handle arranged to be secured tothat class of saws known as a one man saw, used to saw logs and timbers.As these saws are often used in winter by operators having their handsprotected by thick mittens, I embody a handle which can be convenientlygrasped by the gloved hand, so that the saw can be firmly andconveniently held and accurately guided.

In the drawings the letter. S indicates a fragmentary portion of a sawblade to which the handle is secured. The saw handle proper includes aslotted head 1,'having suitable apertures to receive the securing bolts4, by means of which the handle is secured to the saw blade in themanner shown in Fig. 1. Extending from the upper end of the slotted headis the crooked shank 2 having the base 3, from the face of which iscontinued the reduced tapering stem 7, which is square in cross section,and ends in the screw 17 'shown in Fig. 3. The base 3 is oblong and isprovided with a circumscribing flange 8, extending from the face of saidshank. Securely held to the tapering stem 7 is a flat handle 10preferably made of hard-wood, which has one end 9, reduced so that thisend will iit behind the flange 8, in the manner shown in Fig. 3, tosecurely hold the handle at that end, and prevent splitting of the same.The opposite end 11, of the handle is also reduced. As shown in Fig. 3,the socket within the handle is of a size to snugly fit the reduced stem7.

In order to hold the handle 10 to the tapering stem I employ anapertured oblong cap 13, having the circumscribing flange 12 to form asocket as it Were, within the smaller end of this cap, to receive thereduced end 11, of the handle 10, thus also preventing the splitting ofthe handle at this end. As shown the cap .gradually flares outward so asto form a convenient base to receive the operators hand and prevent thesame from slipping ofi' the handle 10. The reduced end of the stem 7,passes through an opening within the cap 13, which has a nut socket 14,within its outer face to receive the nut 16. In the drawing, a washer 15is shown as interposed between the cap and nut. The handle is held at anangle extending obliquely to the head 1, so that the saw can beconveniently used.

A handle constructed according to my invention will not chill the handof the operator, and is simple and inexpensive in construction and bothdurable and efiicient in operation. A handle embodying my invention mayfurther be secured to any ordinary manually operated saw.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A saw handle including a slotted apertured head from one end of whichextends a crooked shank from which is continued a reduced tapering stemheld oblique to said head, a circumscribing flange extending from theend of said shank, said stem being square in cross section and ending ina screw, a flat handle having a square socket to receive said stem, oneend being reduced to fit behind said flange, the opposite end of saidhandle also being reduced, an apertured oblong cap having a flange toreceive said last mentioned reduced handle end and gradually flaringoutward from said flange with a nut socket in its outer face, thereduced end of said stem passing through said cap aperture, and a nut tohold said cap to said stem and handle, as and in the manner set 10forth.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

HERMAN A. J. THRUN.

WVitnesses PETER PRAXEL, CHAS. H. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

